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USE FREE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS TO CREATE WEALTH

Very surprisingly, only a small percentage of the U.S.A.

population takes advantage of the wealth of informative material

provided by the world's largest publisher - the U.S. Government

Printing Office.

Here is a source of priceless, accurate and official information

which is reported and written by experts.  Almost every

conceivable subject has been reported upon in detail in some

government publication - topics such as energy, employment,

health, business, investments, science and technology,

education, careers, transportation, veterans and personal

benefits, consumer advice, foreign trade, law, space, food and

diet, astronomy, gardening, medical, maintenance, housing, money

management, equipment, hobbies, travel - the list goes on and on.

These publications are available to you upon request.  In fact,

you indirectly helped pay for them.  A part of your tax

contribution is allocated to operate the government printing

office.

Many of these publications feature business sand personal

matters that may directly help you make or save money.  This

report, however, will outline the most simple and ideal method

to reap a huge financial gain from these publications - selling

this information by mail.

You undoubtedly have noted ads offering reports on government

surplus, oil lotteries, land acquisitions, energy, etc.  These

ads appear in many national magazines monthly. year after year.

Such reports contain information extracted from government

publications.  Often they are copied word for word.  The

"insiders" know how and where to get this valuable information

free, or at low cost, then use this material to earn huge

profits for themselves.

Few people realize that government publications are not

copyrighted.  Anyone has the authority to use this material for

his own personal benefit.  That includes copying it

word-for-word if desired, reproducing it, and selling the

information in the form of books, manuals or reports.

From this vast source of published material are many thousands

of ideas you can adopt to prepare an informative publication

which can be profitably sold by mail.

The first step, obviously, is to find out which publications are

available, what subjects they cover and where they can be

obtained.  The second step is to select topics which would

inform, appeal to and attract a large number of people who would

be willing to buy your information by mail.  The third step, is

to compile this information into a book, manual or report, get

it printed, then go about the business of marketing it

profitably.

Step 1

Besides a huge volume of official documents, the government

printing office issues about 25,000 other booklets and reports

with topics that concern and interest the general pubic.  The

government also publishes guides which lists and describes new

issues when they become available.

Write to the Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, CO  81009.

Request to be placed on their mailing list to receive the

"Consumer Information Catalog" which is issued periodically

during each year.  Also request to receive "Selected U.S.

Government Publications" from:  Superintendent of Documents,

U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

Many public libraries stock these catalogs and some government

publications.  You can check for titles of current and back

issues and order anything that interests you or copy any

information you need.  You may also find copies at other U.S.

and State agency offices and perhaps at your local chamber of

commerce office.

Publications may also be obtained from government offices such

as the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, etc.  These agencies offer many publications

pertinent to matters in their field.  For example, the

Department of Commerce can provide data and information

assistance in various business matters, foreign trade, etc.

The ruling powers in Washington are cutting funds to many

agencies.  It is likely that in future not as many free

publications will be available as were printed in the past.  The

low cost of any government publication, however, is still a

tremendous bargain.  Never hesitate to pay a small amount for

valuable information that  could be the source of financial

benefits for you.

Step 2

Which topics to consider for your publication?  What type of

printed information will the public buy?  Basically, to sell

successfully by mail, your product must fill a strong need or

desire.  It must offer a specific appeal factor that will make

the public want to obtain the product.  Some of the strongest

appeals are found in products which promise to help people:

Make Money           Be Safe & Secure      Have Fun & Enjoyment

Save Money           Eliminate Problems    Find Out Where to Get

Save Time & Effort   Be Popular            Something Beneficial

Enjoy Comfort        Do Things Better      Something Useful

Enjoy Health         Gain Success

Thus, your publication should deal with the "How To" and "Where

To" type of subjects.  This is the main information the buying

public seeks and will buy.  The stronger information appeal your

publication offers, the larger number of people will be

attracted to you offer.  This factor will translate into a

greater sales volume and ultimately higher profits.

Emphasized again, the subject matter of your publication must

interest and appeal to a large number of prospects.  Among large

group categories are:  households, blue collar and white collar

workers, opportunity seekers, investors, dieters, recipe

fanciers, gardeners, teenagers, senior citizens, mail order

aspirants, health and exercise enthusiasts, fix-it-uppers,

hobbyists, sportsmen and many other specific classes of people

seeking helpful information to fulfill their desires and needs.

Step 3

When you decide upon a suitable subject or subject or subjects,

you next step is to compile the information into your own

publication.  You can copy word-for-word from the government

literature, extract portions of the copy, express the ideas in

your own words, or add some of your own ideas and thoughts to

enhance the subject and provide the reader with additional

information.

The size of your publication will depend upon how many words are

necessary to fully cover the subject.  Provide every essential

and important detail so the reader will completely understand

and benefit from the information.  Don't skimp, but don't

include anything that is superfluous or inappropriate to the

subject. Give the customer at least what he expects - more if

possible.  A happy, satisfied customer is a confident prospect

for your future offers.

For example, a publication entitled "Second Opportunities",

explaining a large number of money-making activities, might

require a booklet form of many pages.  A publication entitled

"How to Grow Prize-Winning Roses" might be a report of just a

few pages.

As stated previously, you can reproduce any government printing,

even page for page, if that size would fit the style of your

publication.  to test your offer, you can get initial copies

mimeographed, but the best-looking reproduction can be provided

by an offset printer.  He can reproduce printed copy.  Type your

own copy on a machine with carbon ribbon. It will provide clear,

dark copy which the printer can reproduce with sharp results.

Adopt a title for your publication that will create attention.

The title in a descriptive circular, or stated in a classified

or space ad, can affect sales.  The title should explain the

subject matter in as few words as possible.  Bring out as many

of the appeals listed in Step  2.  Yet, keep the title short

without sacrificing any word or phrase that might keep a reader

form becoming a customer.  Look through magazines for titles of

books and reports sold by mail.  You will get ideas for

preparing titles to attract the mail order buyer.

What price to charge for your publication?  Only testing can

determine the right price.  The right price is the selling price

that brings in the most profit  Not total sales necessarily, but

profit... the bottom line in any business activity.  Set a price

initially based on the suggestions in the following paragraph.

Later tests may determine that you can make more profit by

charging more and selling less.  Or, tests may prove that by

lowering the price and selling more units, you earn more total

profits.  Often the introduction of a new mail order product

requires testing... and testing again... until the most

effective sales copy and the right selling price is established

to provide the most profit from each promotion.

To make big money selling information by mail, consider pricing

your publication at least 10 times its cost.  And, that's just

the norm for a multi-paged publication.  A report of just a few

pages must be sold for 15 to 20 times its cost to realize

adequate profits from promotions.  To start, get just a few

copies printed.  but, don't base your selling price on this

cost.  Request the printer to quote you on 1,000 and higher

quantities.  This will be the volume you will be purchasing if

your publication is successful and that cost should be the basis

for initially pricing your publication.

To promote sales of your publication, use one or all of the

usual mail order methods... classified ads, space ads and direct

mail.

Classified ads are seldom productive if the advertiser solicits

orders for items priced over $3.00 directly from the ad.

Classified ads are mainly used to obtain inquiries for

higher-priced items.  So what can you do with a publication that

must sell for $5.00 or $6.00?  You should promote this

publication through space ads or include the publication in a

descriptive circular or catalog featuring this publication among

other offers of your own or that of other publishers.

Space ads are what the terms implies;  they feature more space

than a classified ad.  This greater space allows for bold

headlines, more details about the offer and inducements for the

reader to send in an order.  If space permits, an order form is

included in the ad.

Direct mail consists of sending your offer to a list of names.

These names could be your customer list or names obtained from a

list broker.  Use only name lists that will be responsive to

your offer.  For example, an offer for a gardening publication

should not be sent to a list of auto mechanics.  Such a mailing

would stand little chance for success.  Also, it would hardly

pay to send out a mailing for a $5.00 or $6.00 offer.  Use

direct mail to promote $10.00 or higher items, or send circulars

or catalogs featuring several publications to receive orders for

multiple items and higher dollar average per sale.

Selling information by mail profitably, requires application of

the basic methods used by other successful mail order operators.

This report, of course, cannot provide a complete course in mail

order techniques.  Obtain some books which explain how to

operate a mail order business efficiently.

To summarize, check over the list of government publications

that might provide suitable material for your own book or

report.  Then send for it.  Determine if the contents can be the

basis for a publication with strong appeal to a large group of

prospects.  Compile this information into an interesting book or

report.  Promote your offer slowly and carefully at the start.

If promotional tests are favorable you can increase your

advertising and promotion efforts, sell larger volumes of your

publication and earn larger profits.

Follow these procedures faithfully and you could be on you way

to earning a fortune - making your start with free government

publications.

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